INVENTOR OF DISPOSABLE RAZOR
Roy E. Mullen, 79, of 433 E. Genesee Parkway died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Mullen was the inventor of the disposable razor and held the patent pending for two terms and was the former owner of Rochester Razor. His invention, Castaway Shaves, was sold in bus terminals and airports during the 1950s. A native of Camden, Mr. Mullen lived in Syracuse since 1977. He was a mechanical engineer with Continental Motors in Detroit during World War II and later was employed many years with Eastman Kodak and Xerox, both in Rochester. He retired in 1990 after seven years with Roth Bros. Smelting Corp. in Syracuse. Mr. Mullen attended Syracuse University. Mr. Mullen was the first vice president of the Syracuse Chapter of the Navy League. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Pagano; two daughters, Marian Maki of Wisconsin and Patricia Allen of Virginia; a sister, Evelyn Johnston of Rochester; a brother, Frederick; seven grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pirro & Sons Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Pompei Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 514 Turtle St.
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Thursday, February 10, 1994
Roy E. Mullen, 79, of 433 E. Genesee Parkway died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Mullen was the inventor of the disposable razor and held the patent pending for two terms and was the former owner of Rochester Razor. His invention, Castaway Shaves, was sold in bus terminals and airports during the 1950s. A native of Camden, Mr. Mullen lived in Syracuse since 1977. He was a mechanical engineer with Continental Motors in Detroit during World War II and later was employed many years with Eastman Kodak and Xerox, both in Rochester. He retired in 1990 after seven years with Roth Bros. Smelting Corp. in Syracuse. Mr. Mullen attended Syracuse University. Mr. Mullen was the first vice president of the Syracuse Chapter of the Navy League. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Pagano; two daughters, Marian Maki of Wisconsin and Patricia Allen of Virginia; a sister, Evelyn Johnston of Rochester; a brother, Frederick; seven grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pirro & Sons Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Pompei Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 514 Turtle St.
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Thursday, February 10, 1994
INVENTOR OF DISPOSABLE RAZOR
Roy E. Mullen, 79, of 433 E. Genesee Parkway died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Mullen was the inventor of the disposable razor and held the patent pending for two terms and was the former owner of Rochester Razor. His invention, Castaway Shaves, was sold in bus terminals and airports during the 1950s. A native of Camden, Mr. Mullen lived in Syracuse since 1977. He was a mechanical engineer with Continental Motors in Detroit during World War II and later was employed many years with Eastman Kodak and Xerox, both in Rochester. He retired in 1990 after seven years with Roth Bros. Smelting Corp. in Syracuse. Mr. Mullen attended Syracuse University. Mr. Mullen was the first vice president of the Syracuse Chapter of the Navy League. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Pagano; two daughters, Marian Maki of Wisconsin and Patricia Allen of Virginia; a sister, Evelyn Johnston of Rochester; a brother, Frederick; seven grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pirro & Sons Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Pompei Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 514 Turtle St.
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Thursday, February 10, 1994
Roy E. Mullen, 79, of 433 E. Genesee Parkway died Monday at St. Joseph's Hospital. Mr. Mullen was the inventor of the disposable razor and held the patent pending for two terms and was the former owner of Rochester Razor. His invention, Castaway Shaves, was sold in bus terminals and airports during the 1950s. A native of Camden, Mr. Mullen lived in Syracuse since 1977. He was a mechanical engineer with Continental Motors in Detroit during World War II and later was employed many years with Eastman Kodak and Xerox, both in Rochester. He retired in 1990 after seven years with Roth Bros. Smelting Corp. in Syracuse. Mr. Mullen attended Syracuse University. Mr. Mullen was the first vice president of the Syracuse Chapter of the Navy League. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Pagano; two daughters, Marian Maki of Wisconsin and Patricia Allen of Virginia; a sister, Evelyn Johnston of Rochester; a brother, Frederick; seven grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Pirro & Sons Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Pompei Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home, 514 Turtle St.
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Thursday, February 10, 1994
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